instinctively sensitive to her needs, and respectful of her desires.
It was another glorious day; the sun felt hot and welcoming. They spread their beach towels out on the soft sand. The warm water eventually was too tempting to ignore, and they swam for hours. Between swims they lay on the beach and exchanged stories, enjoying the pleasure of the moment, without concern for the future. Arielle was surprised to find, when they all shared their childhood stories and games, that there was little difference between the childhood experiences of herself and her friends, and those of Sebastian and Troy despite the fact that their childhoods had been centuries ago. That “detail” was not something that Eva or Ian knew about, or even imagined at this point.
The jokes they had played on each other were the same as the ones she and her friends had played on each other when they were children.
Arielle’s heart was overjoyed to see Sebastian and Troy being able to share something of their lives with the girls. They seemed so happy and relaxed, just enjoying getting to know each other. She thought that this would have been the perfect moment for Troy and Sebastian to tell Ian and Eva the truth about themselves, but she didn’t bring it up.
Troy pulled Gabrielle into his arms, and bending down he pressed a sweet kiss on her lips. When he finally pulled back he announced that he and Gabrielle had decided to take a long walk on the beach. They all chuckled as they watched them walk away in each other’s arms.
A long moment passed. Suddenly Ian rose to his feet, and taking Eva’s hand he pulled her toward him. “Let’s swim out to that platform,” he said, pointing to a square platform several hundred meters out in the middle of the water. “Are you game?” he asked again, pulling her in for a kiss. Eva giggled, and pulling back she took off running toward the water, leaving Ian startled for a short moment. Then, he took off after her, laughing blissfully.
Their laughter was heartwarming and Arielle laughed out loud as she watched them trying to beat each other to the platform. Once there, they fell into each other’s arms and lay down to soak up the sun in what it seemed to be their own private little universe in the middle of the ocean. Arielle sighed, and turning toward Sebastian she found him watching her attentively. Their gaze met, blue eyes against green, and locked. “What?” she asked softly.
His lips curved, and leaning in he took her mouth in a scorching kiss. She closed her eyes and her body quivered. “What’s that for?”
“That’s because I love you,” he breathed into the kiss. “And that’s because you are the most beautiful creature on this earth, and you make me happy,” he added, joyfully.
“Oh.” Arielle feigned surprise and teasingly she ran her tongue over her lower lip in a slow, painful motion. Sebastian’s eyes went wide, and she chuckled.
He shook his head and excitement flared in his eyes. “Did you arrange this with your friends?”
She raised her shoulder in a nonchalant shrug, “Whatever do you mean?”
“I mean this,” he said chuckling, and pointed first in the direction Troy and Gabrielle had taken, and then toward the platform in the water, where Ian and Eva were now sunbathing.
“Oh, nonsense,” Arielle said, and waved her hand dismissively.
Sebastian snorted. “Um, let’s say that I believe you. What do you want to do now that we’re alone?” he asked, and leaning in, his voice draped over her senses like a hot promise, as he brushed his lips against her ear. She heard his soft chuckle, and her heart raced, as heat flickered across his eyes.
“I guess we just enjoy being together,” she said, for lack of having anything better to say. She lay casually on the beach towel and reaching up, she ran her finger down Sebastian’s beautiful jaw line. Sebastian gazed down and couldn’t help himself from admiring the girl that was going to be his wife. The
It was another glorious day; the sun felt hot and welcoming. They spread their beach towels out on the soft sand. The warm water eventually was too tempting to ignore, and they swam for hours. Between swims they lay on the beach and exchanged stories, enjoying the pleasure of the moment, without concern for the future. Arielle was surprised to find, when they all shared their childhood stories and games, that there was little difference between the childhood experiences of herself and her friends, and those of Sebastian and Troy despite the fact that their childhoods had been centuries ago. That “detail” was not something that Eva or Ian knew about, or even imagined at this point.
The jokes they had played on each other were the same as the ones she and her friends had played on each other when they were children.
Arielle’s heart was overjoyed to see Sebastian and Troy being able to share something of their lives with the girls. They seemed so happy and relaxed, just enjoying getting to know each other. She thought that this would have been the perfect moment for Troy and Sebastian to tell Ian and Eva the truth about themselves, but she didn’t bring it up.
Troy pulled Gabrielle into his arms, and bending down he pressed a sweet kiss on her lips. When he finally pulled back he announced that he and Gabrielle had decided to take a long walk on the beach. They all chuckled as they watched them walk away in each other’s arms.
A long moment passed. Suddenly Ian rose to his feet, and taking Eva’s hand he pulled her toward him. “Let’s swim out to that platform,” he said, pointing to a square platform several hundred meters out in the middle of the water. “Are you game?” he asked again, pulling her in for a kiss. Eva giggled, and pulling back she took off running toward the water, leaving Ian startled for a short moment. Then, he took off after her, laughing blissfully.
Their laughter was heartwarming and Arielle laughed out loud as she watched them trying to beat each other to the platform. Once there, they fell into each other’s arms and lay down to soak up the sun in what it seemed to be their own private little universe in the middle of the ocean. Arielle sighed, and turning toward Sebastian she found him watching her attentively. Their gaze met, blue eyes against green, and locked. “What?” she asked softly.
His lips curved, and leaning in he took her mouth in a scorching kiss. She closed her eyes and her body quivered. “What’s that for?”
“That’s because I love you,” he breathed into the kiss. “And that’s because you are the most beautiful creature on this earth, and you make me happy,” he added, joyfully.
“Oh.” Arielle feigned surprise and teasingly she ran her tongue over her lower lip in a slow, painful motion. Sebastian’s eyes went wide, and she chuckled.
He shook his head and excitement flared in his eyes. “Did you arrange this with your friends?”
She raised her shoulder in a nonchalant shrug, “Whatever do you mean?”
“I mean this,” he said chuckling, and pointed first in the direction Troy and Gabrielle had taken, and then toward the platform in the water, where Ian and Eva were now sunbathing.
“Oh, nonsense,” Arielle said, and waved her hand dismissively.
Sebastian snorted. “Um, let’s say that I believe you. What do you want to do now that we’re alone?” he asked, and leaning in, his voice draped over her senses like a hot promise, as he brushed his lips against her ear. She heard his soft chuckle, and her heart raced, as heat flickered across his eyes.
“I guess we just enjoy being together,” she said, for lack of having anything better to say. She lay casually on the beach towel and reaching up, she ran her finger down Sebastian’s beautiful jaw line. Sebastian gazed down and couldn’t help himself from admiring the girl that was going to be his wife. The
Similar Books
